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Despite a peace deal brokered by US and Qatar, the violent Congo-Rwanda war appears to continue. So, in this video, we’re taking a look at what’s happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and why the peace deal is faltering.
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Background on eastern Congo conflict:
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/violence-democratic-republic-congo
Continuation of violence:
https://press.un.org/en/2025/sc16152.doc.htm
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/08/19/peace-is-slipping-further-away-in-eastern-democratic-republic-of-congo-despite-mediation-efforts-by-the-us-and-qatar_6744495_4.html
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/20/congos-peace-negotiations-fall-through/
Institute for the Study of War analysis and updates:
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/m23-massacres-undermine-drc-peace-process-africa-file-august-21-2025
Reports of atrocities:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165586
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/20/dr-congo-m23-mass-killings-near-virunga-national-park
Different interpretations of peace deals:
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/drc-m23-peace-prospects-africa-file-august-7-2025
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/19/m23-dr-congo-peace-talks-in-doha-stalled-what-next
Institute Security Studies analysis:
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/diplomacy-without-deterrence-won-t-bring-peace-in-eastern-drc
ADF violence and Ugandan presence:
https://apnews.com/article/congo-islamist-rebels-adf-bapere-ca64cc6e3c04221e80998268fa94932c
https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/20/congos-peace-negotiations-fall-through/
https://docs.un.org/en/s/2025/446
https://www.africanews.com/2025/07/04/uganda-secretly-sends-hundreds-of-troops-to-dr-congo-un-experts/
00:00 – Introduction
01:14 – Background
02:26 – Peace Deals
02:47 – Fighting Continues
05:13 – Why?
08:05 – Sponsored Content
